Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Old Europe has to learn a lot quickly; that's why I called it steep (to reflect how little time they have to learn) and high (because they have a boatload to learn). Of course, when you're going backwards on it like they are, then it's a stupidity curve.